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Integrating Health Technologies in Health Services for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Qualitative Study.

Reem TalhoukChaza AkikVera Araújo-SoaresBalsam AhmadSandra MesmarPatrick OlivierMadeline BalaamKyle MontagueAndrew GarbettHala Ghattas
Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)
Our findings indicate that in the context of integrating technology into the provision of health care for refugees in a low or middle income country such as Lebanon, some barriers for technology integration related to the availability of resources are similar to those found elsewhere. However, we identified participant views of refugees' health and technology literacies to be a challenge specific to the context of this refugee crisis. These challenges need to be addressed when considering refugee health technologies. This could be done by increasing the visibility of refugee capabilities and configuring refugee health technologies so that they may create spaces in which refugees are empowered within the health care system and can work toward debunking the views discovered in this study.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • mental health
  • health information
  • physical activity
  • risk assessment
  • social media
  • drug induced